Global Patent Index - EP 4185498 A1

EP 4185498 A1 20230531 - CLEANING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE SENSOR

Title (en)

CLEANING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE SENSOR

Title (de)

REINIGUNGSVORRICHTUNG FÜR EINEN FAHRZEUGSENSOR

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE NETTOYAGE POUR CAPTEUR DE VÉHICULE

Publication

EP 4185498 A1 20230531 (FR)

Application

EP 21735992 A 20210706

Priority

  • FR 2007688 A 20200722
  • EP 2021068606 W 20210706

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2022017772A1] The present invention relates to a cleaning device (3) for at least one vehicle sensor (9, 11). The cleaning device (2) comprises at least one air-flow generator (3), at least one air-flow transport duct (5, 7) for conveying the air flow to the sensor (9, 11) from an exhaust port of the air-flow generator, the duct (5, 7) comprising at least one air-flow inlet opening and at least one air-flow outlet orifice (105, 155). One cross section of the inlet opening of the duct (5, 7) is larger than one cross section of the outlet orifice (105, 155) of the duct (5, 7).

IPC 8 full level

B60S 1/54 (2006.01); B60S 1/56 (2006.01); G01S 17/00 (2020.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/00 (2011.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

B60S 1/54 (2013.01 - EP KR US); B60S 1/56 (2013.01 - EP KR US); G01S 7/4043 (2021.05 - EP KR); G01S 13/931 (2013.01 - KR); G01S 17/931 (2020.01 - KR); G02B 27/0006 (2013.01 - EP KR); H04N 23/52 (2023.01 - KR); H04N 23/57 (2023.01 - KR); G01S 13/931 (2013.01 - EP); G01S 17/931 (2020.01 - EP); G01S 2007/4977 (2013.01 - EP KR); H04N 23/52 (2023.01 - EP); H04N 23/57 (2023.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2022017772 A1 20220127; CN 220947930 U 20240514; EP 4185498 A1 20230531; FR 3112742 A1 20220128; FR 3112742 B1 20221216; JP 2023535424 A 20230817; KR 20230053610 A 20230421; US 2023286471 A1 20230914

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2021068606 W 20210706; CN 202190000717 U 20210706; EP 21735992 A 20210706; FR 2007688 A 20200722; JP 2023504402 A 20210706; KR 20237006075 A 20210706; US 202118006247 A 20210706